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Authoria CEO to Speak at Washington, DC Forum on Talent Gap

Tod Loofbourrow Will Participate in Forum on “Maintaining America’s Competitiveness: Recruiting and Retaining the Best and Brightest Minds” on March 27

Waltham, MA – March 24, 2006 – 

Authoria, Inc., the leader in strategic talent management solutions, today announced that Tod Loofbourrow, its chairman and CEO, will participate in a panel discussion on the “talent gap,” which will be moderated by Evan Thomas, Assistant Managing Editor of Newsweek Magazine.

The panel discussion, titled “Talent Gap: Maintaining a Skilled Workforce that Advances Innovation and Economic Security,” will be held on Monday March 27 at 10:30 A.M., at the Senate Russell Caucus Room in Washington, DC. The session will focus on topics including U.S. immigration policy for highly skilled workers, the challenges U.S. companies face in recruiting and retaining top talent, and policy recommendations that will improve U.S. competitiveness. Other panelists include executives from Cisco Systems, Keane, Core Capital Partners, and the National Association of Manufacturers. 

The panel is part of a forum titled “Maintaining America’s Competitiveness: Recruiting and Retaining the Best and Brightest Minds,” organized by TechNet, the University of California Washington Center, U.C. Berkeley, and The California Institute for Federal Policy Research.

“The ‘talent gap’ is a meaningful and substantial challenge facing U.S.-based companies,” Loofbourrow said. “Large companies are losing out in potentially profitable engagements, because they cannot recruit the talent they need. Skilled candidates are scarce at home, and current immigration policies make it difficult to recruit abroad. To cope with this challenge, forward-thinking companies are developing talent management strategies that take a long-term view of their people-related needs, and deploying talent management technology that helps identify critical talent gaps and addresses the entire life-cycle of their employees, from recruitment to performance development and succession planning.”

WHO:  Tod Loofbourrow, chairman and CEO of Authoria, Inc.
      
WHAT: Panel discussion on “Talent Gap: Maintaining a Skilled Workforce that Advances Innovation and Economic Security,” moderated by Evan Thomas, assistant managing editor at Newsweek. Part of the “Maintaining America’s Competitiveness: Recruiting and Retaining the Best and Brightest Minds” forum.

WHEN:  Monday, March 27, at 10:30 A.M.

WHERE: Senate Russell Caucus Room, 325 Senate Russell Building, Washington, DC.

About Authoria
Authoria (R) is the leading provider of strategic talent management solutions, helping employers increase the productivity of their workforce in driving their business strategy forward. In October 2005, Authoria beat three leading competitors at the HR Technology Conference Performance & Compensation Shootout. In addition, Authoria’s products have been awarded Top Product of the Year by Human Resource Executive Magazine six times, more than any vendor in the history of HR technology.  Authoria 2006 (TM) includes recruiting management, performance management, compensation management, succession planning, and benefit and policy communication, while providing just-in-time knowledge and coaching for managers and employees. Authoria’s award-winning solutions have proven successful for more than 300 large employers, representing more than 10 million employees. Customer companies include Boeing, Pfizer, Reuters and Unocal. For more information, visit www.authoria.com.